Several people were feared trapped when a two-storey building collapsed in the early hours of Monday at 54 Cole Street, near Cemetery Bus Stop, Oyingbo area of Lagos.
The Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, confirmed the incident in a situation report made available to journalists.
She said a rescue team from the Sari-Iganmu Fire Station was immediately deployed to the site after a distress call was received around 12:20 a.m. on Monday.
According to the agency, the structure had earlier been identified as distressed before it finally caved in while residents were still inside.
“It is an ongoing rescue involving an existing two-storey building which has reportedly been marked in distress before collapsing on the occupants,” the statement said.
The Fire and Rescue Service disclosed that 15 people, seven men, four women and four children, had so far been rescued with varying degrees of injuries.
The victims were taken to the Federal Medical Centre in Ebute-Metta and the General Hospital, Odan, on Lagos Island for treatment.
As of press time, rescue operations by emergency responders were still in progress at the scene.
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